26名清華校友今年跑波士頓馬拉松

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清华校友会2017 波士顿马拉松观赛+加油攻略

又是一年爱国者日。下个周一（4.17），波士顿将和全世界一起，聚焦一年一度的马拉松盛事。波士顿马拉松始于1897年, 是全球历史最悠久的城市马拉松赛事， 以参赛标准严苛著名。能取得其参赛资格，是很多跑者毕生的骄傲，波士顿马拉松也因此成为业余马拉松爱好者的朝圣之旅。

今年的波士顿马拉松，将有26名清华校友/清华之友从世界各地前来参赛（紫色高亮为女选手）：

	Name	中文姓名	年級系別	Bib号码	Wave	最好成绩
1	Yu Zhang	張宇	电子02	650	1	2:43:30
2	Chunfeng She	佘春峰	数学91	688	1	2:44:35
3	Ge Guang	葛广	计算机89	1263	1	2:49:00
4	Zhengwei Hao	蒿正伟	清华之友	4866	1	3:01:52
5	Jun Yu	于军	生物90	4981	1	3:02:13
6	Hai Zhang	张海	化工90	5110	1	3:02:28
7	Yan Lin	林剡	自动化98	5742	1	3:04:29
8	Jicheng Liu	刘吉成	清华之友	5973	1	3:10:04
9	Meiliang Wu	吴美良	土木硕2000	6683	1	3:07:31
10	Hongli Yang	杨洪利	无线电82	8375	2	3:11:55
11	Xuefeng Bai	白雪峰	机械91	9210	2	3:14:34
12	Chunhua Liu	刘春华	环境87	9960	2	3:17:12
13	Lei Li	李磊	汽车87	10696	2	3:19:06
14	Wei Li	李卫	水利84	10743	2	3:19:13
15	Lei Jiang	姜雷	经管85	10966	2	3:19:41
16	Tao Lu	鲁涛	计算机82	11321	2	3:20:31
17	Bin Mu	牟斌	汽车87	11350	2	2:50:28
18	Jian Wang	王坚	清华之友	12217	2	3:22:24
19	Qi Zhang	张琪	清华之友	12766	2	3:23:44
20	Bin Liu	刘斌	无线电81	12913	2	3:17:04
21	Pengfei Zhang	张鹏飞	无线电83	14360	2	3:27:00
22	Jie Zheng	郑洁	力热89	20192	3	3:24:04
23	Yimei Huang	黄忆梅	清华之友	20532	3	3:41:33
24	Yansheng Liu	刘燕生	计算机82	20739	3	3:42:26
25	Marcia Peng	蓬蔓	无线电79	23355	3	3:51:12
26	Xi Wang	王晞	清华客座讲师	29903	4

为方便校友们观赛并为选手们加油助威，校友会将在赛程沿线设置两处加油站，同时提供影像记录，留住珍贵瞬间。两处加油站具体信息如下（届时将有志愿者以校旗示意）：

1号加油站，Newton Fire Station 2 (Mile 17.5)

地址：1672-1676 Washington St. 消防站十字路口对角

交通：驾车或乘commuter rail

2号加油站，Kenmore Square (Mile 25)

地址：Commonwealth Ave. @ Beacon St. 拐弯处

交通：绿线Kenmore站（不建议驾车，因为当天周边道路几乎完全封闭）

两个加油站在官方路线图中位置如下：

加油时间拟定从早晨11点开始，下午3点结束，欢迎各位校友随时参与。

除现场观看外，大家还可通过以下方式随时跟进比赛：

• 首选推荐： 在Apple Store 下载“BAA Marathon”手机应用 ，可用姓名或号码追踪你所关注的选手
• 官方电视转播（官方网站baa.org->TV coverage有各电视台入口），
• AT&T免费服务追踪你所关注的选手（需提前注册，详见http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/participant-information/att-athlete-alerts.aspx ）。

各波次运动员出发时间如下：

Division	Start Time
Mobility Impaired	8:50 am
Push Rim Wheelchair	9:17am
Handcycles	9:22 am
Elite Women	9:32 am
Elite Men & Wave 1	10:00 am
Wave 2	10:25 am
Wave 3	10:50 am
Wave 4	11:15 am

到达加油站的时间可用以下公式估计(以张宇校友为例：第一波次出发，最好成绩2:43):

一号加油站：10:00+17.5/26.2*2:43=11:48

二号加油站：10:00+25.0/26.2*2:43=12：35

到时依照下面这个红色跑衫搜寻清华健儿吧！

另外请各位观赛校友注意，马拉松沿线均有严格安检，官方明确列举出双肩包、拉杆箱、玻璃容器等一系列禁止携带品，并建议将所有随身物品置于透明塑料袋中以加快安检进程。

波士顿清华校友会

2017.4.15

教育部推活化教學 臺灣教師波士頓取經

教育部推活化教學　臺灣教師波士頓取經

教育部活化教學－分組合作學習理念與實踐訪團與

駐波士頓教育組組長黃薳玉（中持國旗者）於華埠牌樓前合影

由國立臺北教育大學張新仁校長率領的「教育部活化教學－分組合作學習理念與實踐」訪團於106年4月3日抵達波士頓，利用在波士頓一週的時間，實地觀摩瞭解美國中學實施分組合作學習的現況。該訪團成員是榮獲105年分組合作學習績優深耕學校的桃園市龍潭國中、高雄市青年國中及宜蘭縣凱旋國中等校長與教師，共計22人。

國立臺北教育大學張新仁校長(中著紅衣)、波士頓教育局學術副局長

Jonathan Landman(張校長右手邊)及昆士中學張可仁校長(Landman

副局長右後方)、駐波士頓教育組組長黃薳玉(右二)與訪團合影

此次到訪波士頓，主要成員為國中教師的活化教學訪團，在駐波士頓教育組組長黃薳玉陪同下，參訪波士頓昆士中學，拜會波士頓教育局局長湯欽棠(Tommy Chang)、副局長Dr. Karla Estrada及教學副局長Dr. Jonathan Landman，進一步瞭解波士頓公校系統致力提升教育品質政策作法。同時訪團也參與由前波士頓公立學校外語部主任林遊嵐博士主持的「差異化教學工作坊」，與美國教育第一線教師進行教學上的交流切磋，希望可以從波士頓中學的經驗，應用至臺灣的教室現場。

國立臺北教育大學張新仁校長(中著紅衣)、波士頓教育局局長張欽棠

(張校長右手邊)及副局長Karla Estrada(張校長左手邊)、昆士中學張可仁

校長(張局長右邊)、駐波士頓教育組組長黃薳玉(右二)與訪團合影

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉也特別在訪團抵達波士頓的第一天辦理座談餐會，邀請波士頓公立學校的黃伯勳校長、昆士中學校長張可仁及林遊嵐博士共同與會，與來自臺灣的中學教師，針對臺美中學教學現場經驗交流互動。

活動首先由黃薳玉代表教育部及駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處歡迎國立臺北教育大學及靜宜大學的教授帶領臺灣中學教師來到以教育聞名的波士頓，考察波士頓中學成功的教學實例。同時，她也特別感謝昆士中學的張可仁校長、黃伯勳校長及林遊嵐博士，多年來協助教育部推動臺灣的中小學教師評鑑、教學活化等提升教育成效政策。

席間，位於教學現場第一線的主任及教師，也仔細地說明分組合作學習目前在臺灣教學的應用，及學校如何鼓勵教師改變過往傳統大班講課的單向教學方式，將帶領學生同儕學習討論、引導思考的分組教學方式，應用於教室中，讓學生合作或動手找出答案等雙向參與方式，提高學生學習成效。訪團成員來自3所不同中學，在享用波士頓美食之際，也彼此交流各校應用與實踐分組教學的情形，互相切磋。

教育部活化教學訪團透過實地參訪波士頓中學及波士頓教育局，與美國教師座談交流，分享將分組合作學習應用於教學上實踐，希望翻轉與活化臺灣中學教育，以創新有效的教學方式，讓學生快樂學習。

吳弭4/18為 Free petition 辦公聽會

BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD HEARING REGARDING THE RIGHT OF FREE PETITION TUESDAY, APRIL 18, AT 5:00

BOSTON – April 14, 2017 – On Tuesday, April 18th, City Council President Michelle Wu invites members of the public to testify on codifying the right of free petition at the municipal level in Boston. The proposed Free Petition Ordinance would require the Council to hold a public hearing on the subject of any group petition signed by 250 or more residents, within three months of filing the petition.

“In today’s political environment, we must do all we can to empower grassroots civic participation to shape policy,” said Council President Wu. “The Free Petition Ordinance would provide another outlet for residents to get involved in influencing policy and public discourse in Boston, regardless of voter registration and immigration status.”

The right of free petition is unique to Massachusetts, found in Article XIX of the state constitution and dating back to colonial times. At the Massachusetts State House, the right of free petition guarantees that any citizen may file a bill through his or her state legislator. Several cities and towns have laws codifying free petition at the municipal level in place already, including Chelsea, Lawrence, Winthrop, and Newton.

WHAT:           Boston City Council Free Petition Ordinance Hearing

WHEN:           Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:00 p.m.

WHERE:         Iannella Chamber, 5th floor, Boston City Hall, One City Hall Square

Next Tuesday evening, the City Council will hold a hearing to weigh my proposed Free Petition Ordinance, and I hope you'll consider lending your support.

In today's political environment, we must do all we can to empower grassroots civic participation to shape policy. I'm proposing to create a way for Boston residents to directly shape the City Council agenda, similar to the free petition laws that already exist in nine other MA cities and towns. The ordinance would require the Boston City Council to hold a hearing on the topic of any petition signed by 250 or more residents, within three months after receiving the petition. 

 

Sharing power to shape the agenda with residents and activists strengthens the Council's role as a platform for community voice, ensures we are responding to the issues most important to residents, and supports the most meaningful type of democracy in Boston--where every person knows they can directly partner with local government and see action on their concerns.

 

Please help us spread the word about this important hearing at City Hall next Tuesday, April 18th, at 5PM. Public testimony should begin around 5:45PM, and the entire meeting will be live-streamed at www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/live.asp. Your voices will make a difference! 

 

You can read the text of the ordinance and more background in my Facebook post here. For questions, please reply to this email or contact my Policy Director, Annie Qin, at annie.qin@boston.gov. Thanks for all your support and engagement.

 

Michelle

Jury Acquits AARON HERNANDEZ in Double Murder Trial

Jury Acquits in Double Murder Trial

BOSTON, April 14, 2017— A Suffolk Superior Court jury this afternoon acquitted AARON HERNANDEZ (D.O.B. 11/6/89) of the 2012 shooting that claimed the lives of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado but convicted him of unlawful possession of a firearm on the night of the murders, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Jurors in the trial of today convicted the defendant on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm but finding him not guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, and single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and witness intimidation.  After the verdicts were returned, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke sentenced Hernandez to four to five years in state prison, to be served from and after the sentence he is currently serving of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

            During the course of the six-week trial, prosecutors sought to prove that, on July 16, 2012, Hernandez fired multiple shots into the vehicle occupied by de Abreu, Furtado, and three other men as it was stopped on Shawmut Avenue in the South End.  De Abreu and Furtado were killed, and a third man inside the vehicle was struck but survived his wounds.  Prosecutors introduced evidence that Hernandez shot and injured a percipient witness just outside Riviera Beach, Florida, on Feb. 13, 2013.

First Assistant District Attorney Patrick Haggan prosecuted the case alongside Assistant District Attorney Mark Lee, deputy chief of the DA’s Homicide Unit, and Assistant District Attorney Teresa Anderson of the DA’s Appellate Unit.  Katherine Moran and Jennifer Sears were the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocates.

鱈魚角出現163隻露脊鯨 漁業聽籲船主駕駛小心

State Officials Urge Boaters to Use Extreme Caution in Cape Cod Bay Due to the Presence of Endangered Right Whales

BOSTON – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is urging boaters to use extreme caution if operating in Cape Cod Bay, due to unusually large aggregations of North Atlantic right whales that are congregating and feeding in that area.

A record number of right whales have recently been observed in Cape Cod Bay.  An aerial survey conducted by the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies on April 12 documented an unprecedented 163 individual right whales in Cape Cod Bay—a sighting of approximately 30 percent of the known population in a single day. 

Aggregations of this magnitude have never been observed in Cape Cod Bay before. 

The animals are currently feeding at and just below the water’s surface, making them incredibly difficult to see and putting them at risk for vessel collision.  For the safety of both mariners and whales, DMF is urging vessel operators in the Cape Cod Bay area to proceed with extreme caution, reduce speed (less than 10 knots), and post lookouts to avoid colliding with these highly endangered whales. 

Vessels are prohibited by state and federal law from approaching within 500 yards of a right whale. Massachusetts Environmental Police and the U.S. Coast Guard are authorized to enforce the 500-yard rule. Vessels that find themselves within 500 yards of a right whale should slowly and cautiously exit the area.

Cape Cod Bay is closed to both recreational and commercial pot fishing gear from February through April of each year through the federal and state-imposedMassachusetts Bay Restricted Area closure.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered large whales in the world, with a population of approximately 500 animals. Right whales gather annually in the waters off of Cape Cod to feed.  

Management of maritime activities near right whales is part of DMF’s Large Whale Conservation Program. The program is a cooperative effort between DMF, the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), NOAA Fisheries, and the Massachusetts Environmental Trust to study and protect large whales in Massachusetts coastal waters.

Please report all sightings of right whales immediately. Call the NOAA Fisheries Hotline at 866-755-NOAA (or hail the Coast Guard on Channel 16). For more information, visit the DMF website or contact Erin Burke at erin.burke@state.ma.usor 919-824-3114, or Dan McKiernan at dan.mckiernan@state.ma.us or 617-626-1536.

東南亞僑台廠商在台大舉徵才 歡迎畢業生參加

東南亞僑台廠商在台大舉徵才 歡迎畢業生參加

僑務委員會4月15日上午10時將在台北火車站大廳盛大舉行東南亞僑台商攬才活動，行政院院長林全將親臨主持。現場將有130多家東南亞僑台商與國內大廠參與，提供超過1500多個工作職缺，其中馬來西亞仁愛醫院、立康專科醫院亦來台徵才，計有上千名國內大學生已預先卡位，歡迎有志到東南亞服務的國內外青年到場參加尋求海外就業機會。

僑委會委員長吳新興表示，今年首次透過產、官、學界攜手媒合東南亞僑台商與僑外生，藉由博覽會串連起台灣與東南亞的關係網絡，以人脈鏈結落實新政府的新南向政策，讓僑生畢業後無論是留台或返回僑居地工作，均能為僑、台商企業所用，成為企業拓展東南亞市場之尖兵。

本次攬才博覽會參與廠商，包含馬來西亞仁愛醫院、立康專科醫院、優力精密塑料；泰國的BAE,BDI合金企業有限公司；越南的宏福實業集團；菲律賓的松玥建設公司；印尼的寶成工業股份有限公司；國內大廠華碩電腦、南僑化工、中信商銀、台新商銀、新光金控、兆豐商銀、遠東新世紀股份有限公司等來自東南亞6個國家、130多間廠商參與。

大馬新康國際醫療集團訪台 吳新興盼助推優質醫療

大馬新康國際醫療集團訪台 吳新興盼助推優質醫療

   「馬來西亞新康國際醫療集團」訪問團一行7人，由董事長顏詩琴博士率領，於14日上午拜會僑務委員會，由委員長吳新興接見，衛福部醫事司司長石崇良也出席與會。吳新興表示，台灣的醫療水準享譽國際，希望共同合作推廣台灣優資醫療，建立台馬雙邊醫療合作關係。

   吳新興說，台灣的醫療品質及健康照護服務令人感到安心，而且價格合宜，讓許多海外國人選擇回台定居。他進一步表示，新南向政策強化、深化台灣與東南亞國家的多方關係，藉由人才合作、經貿融和、科技互聯、文化交流、資源互惠、市場共享等各層面創造共榮共贏。透過南向政策，也擴展台灣醫療照護的國際知名度，為台灣醫療市場開拓東南亞客源。

   石崇良表示，現代醫療著重團隊分工，台灣擁有專業的醫事人員、先進設備以及完善體制，能夠提供馬來西亞醫療人才全方面的訓練。

   顏詩琴表示，台灣優良的醫事人才培訓環境，對各國的醫事發展非常重要，台灣曾經為馬來西亞培養過無數醫生及醫事人才，該集團內部就雇用許多台灣培育的醫生。她說，此次該集團希望透過僑委會主辦的海外攬才博覽會，招聘200位以上的僑生或台灣人才前往馬來西亞工作，並加強與我國醫療機構合作。

   新康醫療集團子公司馬來西亞仁愛醫院，位於麻六甲世界遺產觀光勝地附近，是東南亞知名的觀光旅遊醫院，擁有最多來台受訓養成的專科醫生。

BPDA Board approves $86.6 million in development projects at April meeting

BPDA Board approves $86.6 million in development projects at April meeting Boston – Friday, April 14, 2017 - The Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) board of directors approved two new development projects and one Notice of Project Change (NPC) at the monthly board meeting. The developments represent $86.6 million dollars in combined investments and are estimated to yield 134 construction jobs.  In addition to the approval of these development projects, the board also approved the following requests: To disburse $44,515 to 10 community-based organizations that provide a variety of services to residents in neighborhoods surrounding the Prudential Center. The funds will be disbursed from the Prudential Center Community Benefits fund maintained by the BPDA. To enter into a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley to align Mayor Walsh’s Office of Financial Empowerment’s (OFE) Citywide Credit Building Program with potential community partners, to be determined. To accept $500,000 in funding from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to fund the installation of a water transportation dock and associated improvements at Lovejoy Wharf. To move forward with performance and design services at the China Trade Center in order to meet code and regulatory compliance, preparing for future tenants, including Boston Public Library services for the Chinatown community. New Development Projects Phase II of 1065 Tremont Street project to bring 28 units of housing to Roxbury Live: 24 market rate units and four affordable housing units Work: 40 construction jobs; $18 million investment Connect: $30,000 in community benefits funding for St. Cyprian Church repairs and improvements Project Size: 31,500 square feet The proposed project is located at 1065 Tremont Street in Roxbury between Cunard Street and Saint Cyprian’s Place, within walking distance of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Orange Line Ruggles Station and multiple bus lines operating in Lower Roxbury. As proposed, the project will require the construction of a six-story, residential building totaling approximately 31,500 square feet. The building will have 28 rental units, four of which will be Inclusionary Development Policy units (IDP). There will be a mix of 14 one-bedroom units, 10 two-bedroom units, two three-bedroom units and two four-bedroom units. Bicycle storage and a trash/recycling room will be located within the ground level of the building. Transit-oriented housing approved for 1857-1859 Dorchester Avenue Live: 20 housing units, three affordable units, accessible/adaptable units Work: 30 construction jobs, two commercial spaces, new retail space options Connect: $10,000 in community benefits funding for the Martin Richard Foundation and the City Youth Sports Training & Education Movement (C.Y.S.T.E.M.) Project Size: 28,896 square feet The proposed 1857-1859 Dorchester Avenue project is adjacent to the MBTA Red Line and located two blocks north of Peabody Square. As proposed, the project will be a five-story, mixed-use building totaling approximately 26,896 total square feet. The building will create 20 rental units, including three IDP units. The units will be a mix of 16 two-bedroom units and four one-bedroom units. Bicycle storage and a trash/recycling room will be located within the ground level of the building. The building will also include  two commercial/retail spaces and 24 on-site parking spaces. As part of this project’s approval, the developer has planned to make two $5,000 community contributions to the following organizations: Martin Richard Foundation, to assist their mission to honor Martin’s message of peace by investing in athletics, education and community. City Youth Sports Training & Education Movement (C.Y.S.T.E.M.), for their efforts in preparing young student athletes to excel in school, athletics and their social lives. The community contributions will be made upon the issuance of building permits by the City of Boston Inspectional Services Department (ISD).   Notice of Project Change (NPC) Board gives green light for $71.6 million Stavis Seafood project, by way of NPC Work: 230 retained jobs within Boston and approximately 80 new jobs; 153 construction jobs and $71.6 million in private investment Connect: Largest private investment in marine support infrastructure in over 15 years Project Size: 201,000 square feet With the approval of the project’s second NPC, the board moved forward on the construction of Stavis’  proposed 201,000 gross square foot seafood processing facility, which will include marine warehousing and accessory office space parking located on a portion of Parcel M-1 in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park. 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Baker-Polito Administration Announces $5 Million Grant for New WPI Laboratory for Smart, Secure Medical Device Innovation

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $5 Million Grant for New WPI Laboratory for Smart, Secure Medical Device Innovation

PracticePoint at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is an integrated engineering/healthcare research and development center that will accelerate the creation of smart, secure digital health technologies and support workforce development for the industry.

WORCESTER – Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced a $5 million matching grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), to support the launch of a new landmark healthcare research and product development initiative called PracticePoint at WPI. The new award from MassTech’s Collaborative Research and Development Matching Grant Program will match contributions from WPI and private sector stakeholders, including GE Healthcare Life Sciences, and fund new integrated research and development labs focused on the commercialization of secure healthcare devices and systems.

Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced the grant this morning at a ceremony in Worcester, alongside WPI President Dr. Laurie Leshin and Ann R. Klee, Vice President of Boston Development and Operations at GE.

“PracticePoint at WPI will help ensure Massachusetts continues as a global leader in digital healthcare and the innovation economy,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Along with our administration’s existing investments in advanced materials, smart devices, data and cyber security, this new public-private research and development partnership will deliver new advancements that create jobs and improve the lives of patients across the globe.”

“This exciting new facility will offer space for researchers to explore new opportunities and technology like never before,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito. “By integrating medical labs with manufacturing and testing, PracticePoint at WPI will deliver new innovations and make the Worcester region a leader in delivering the next generation of healthcare advancements and jobs.”

Located at Gateway Park at WPI, the PracticePoint facility will provide simulated healthcare settings and integrate them with advanced research and development infrastructure, enabling companies large and small to test and evolve their technologies. Multidisciplinary academic and industry teams will conduct pre-competitive research at PracticePoint to advance the entire field. The center will also offer a range of educational and training opportunities for workforce development to support the growing digital health industry in Massachusetts, which already boasts over 350 companies. 

PracticePoint at WPI will focus on the development of cyber-physical healthcare systems and products. These systems and products could include any device that intelligently interacts with people or things, such as robotic diagnostic tools, image-guided surgical robots, sensor-enabled and personalized therapeutics, smart rehabilitation devices, smart orthoses and prosthetics, or home healthcare proxy devices. These smart and secure devices can help improve surgical procedures, rehabilitative care, and independent living, while ultimately enabling highly personalized precision therapies, procedures, and diagnostics to deliver truly personalized care.

The center will feature four settings -- surgical, clinical, rehabilitative, and home healthcare -- in a single research and development facility. The facility will accelerate digital health product development cycles by providing rapid point-of-practice testing that co-locates healthcare practitioners and technical teams, advanced manufacturing infrastructure, and testing technologies, while integrating secure data analytics and equipment to test technologies for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 

The Commonwealth’s investment in PracticePoint will be matched by nearly $9.5 million in funds from WPI, as well as $2.5 million from GE Healthcare Life Sciences in both capital investments and imaging equipment. 

“Imagine new ways to treat inoperable tumors, new systems that allow elders to remain at home safely, or smart devices that speed rehabilitative care—these are just some of the extraordinary technologies we hope will emerge when we bring together creative engineers, scientists and clinicians to work in the novel setting that PracticePoint provides,” said WPI President Laurie Leshin. “I want to thank Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito, and the administration’s economic development team for partnering with WPI and GE to make this new initiative a reality.”

“The contribution of direct, in-kind and equipment totaling $2.5 million from GE Healthcare Life Sciences strengthens our longstanding connection with WPI, an important business, research and recruiting partner for GE. It also reinforces GE’s commitment to investment and innovation throughout Massachusetts in conjunction with the move of our headquarters to Boston,” said Ger Brophy, General Manager at GE Healthcare Life Sciences. “Worcester Polytechnic Institute prepares the next generation of scientists and engineers that we need at GE and GE Healthcare Life Sciences to continue our work of enabling clinicians and researchers to discover, develop and deliver life-changing therapies.”

The Commonwealth’s participation in PracticePoint at WPI advances the Massachusetts Digital Health Initiative, a statewide public-private economic development partnership the Baker-Polito Administrationlaunched in January 2016. The administration has also formed a public-private Digital Healthcare Council, to accelerate the discovery and deployment of digital health technologies; launched a marketplace program, to connect early-stage digital health firms to pilot opportunities; led an economic development mission to Israel, focused on digital health and cybersecurity technologies; and supported the opening of a new digital health accelerator in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, PULSE@MassChallenge.

“We are proud of our ongoing work to develop regional technology clusters, and harness emerging technologies as drivers of regional economic development,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “Worcester is already a leader in robotics, healthcare delivery, and the life sciences. PracticePoint at WPI will build on that expertise, and create a vibrant new economic engine in the heart of Massachusetts.”

“By making direct investments into innovation infrastructure, we are expanding the innovation capacity at our universities, and in turn, supporting the growth of industry clusters that are vital to the Commonwealth’s future economic growth,” said Tim Connelly, Executive Director/CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. “WPI has a strong track record of bringing together faculty and students with leading companies to advance research. We are confident that this investment will continue that track record, while boosting the competiveness of our Massachusetts companies and students as they engage with the global economy.”

This is the sixth award made by the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative under the Commonwealth’s Collaborative Research and Development Matching Grant program, which makes high-impact capital grant awards in promising areas of technology innovation. Through the matching grant program, MassTech is also supporting the growth of regional emerging technology clusters in big data and cybersecurity, nanomanufactured smart sensors, printed electronics, marine robotics, and cloud computing.

The Collaborative Research and Development Matching Grant program was established in 2012, with a $50 million in capital authorization, to spur additional research and development activity in the Commonwealth’s regions. The Baker-Polito Administration secured an additional $15 million in capital authorization through the 2016 economic development legislation. Proposals funded under the program are reviewed by an Investment Advisory Committee composed of executives from academia, industry, and the venture capital communities.